During a guest appearance on Power 106.1, Roddy Ricch was asked to speak on who he believed to be the G.O.A.T. rappers of his generation, and NLE Choppa had a bone to pick with the names he listed.
“It’s a few,” the 23-year-old rapper said when asked to name his favorites in his age range. “I’ll say me, YoungBoy and Kodak.”
“Best under 25, it’s crazy to not mention me when you realize I’m only 19,” Choppa tweeted out in response. “You don’t have to like my music but my numbers are undeniable. 16 Gold And Platinum Plaques, 6 Songs Over 100M, 6 Billion Streams Worldwide, Sold Out Tour In US, Also Currently Selling out EUROPE TOO.”
He continued, “you can’t compare me to no n-gga. I’m literally the youngest doing it and it ain’t one person at my age done what I’ve done so far. Everybody else got at least 3 years on me average. Then it’s me 3 years in the game and I’ve already did more than some n-ggas whole career.”
NLE Choppa’s most recent effort, Me Vs. Me, moved around 20,000 copies its first week when it dropped in February, but the Memphis rapper deemed the low sales a victory because of his track record.
“Big W, My first Album Sold 36K First Week And Is Now Currently GOLD,” he wrote in response to a tweet from DJ Akademiks reporting his sales projections. “This Is A Mixtape I’m Grateful For What I Have I’m In Competition With No One This Is Perfect For Me My Plaque Still Coming, Watch.”
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It’s true the rhymer is only 19 years old, and it’s looking like his music is even connecting with the older generation. Choppa recently met up with a 61-year-old superfan after a show who knew all of his lyrics.
NLE Choppa wrote on Instagram, “I Just Met One Of My Favorite Fans Ever On Tour. She’s Fasho Invited To The Cookout. She’s 61 And Knows Every Song Word For Word Much Love For Her. Thank you beautiful soul.”
As for Roddy Ricch, he’s undeniably got some statistics to back up his G.O.A.T. claim. His debut album Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2019 and was eventually certified double platinum.
The Compton rapper just dropped off a new three-track EP called The Big 3, and just dropped a new music video for his single “Real Talk” on Monday (June 27). Check it out below.
Too young for that conversation, get your weight up and put in some time in the game first then y’all will be ready for that conversation. WTF!!!
He sucks ass too
GOATS?! Lol. Nuff cornballs had numbers throughout the history of this genre. When you fools can up your skill and rap like Black Thought or Nas then we can discuss your GOAT status. Numbers don’t mean anything. Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer… the path of many of this current gen. Not hating on these young rappers. Always checking and giving honest listens but honestly very few inspire me in terms of skills. I don’t recall G Rap or Kane or KRS hating on Illmatic. Enough claiming greatness. Let longevity tell your story. Get that money but respect the culture while you have people’s attention.
errbody wants to be included.
These dudes aren’t even MCs. They’re some tuff singers. A bunch of hard Kid Cudis
These boys ain’t even consistent with their music and all of em sound exactly alike
They not qualified. Their own skillset is questionable. I’m open enough to listen to most things. But some of the things I’m hearing sounds sterile. Same content repackaged. Good numbers often means you have good PR.
They’ll all fall off before they’re 30. the GOAT talk won’t even matter. the REAL GOATs have longevity.
G.O.A.T. been a meaningless term. Switch it to C.R.I.L. (current rapper I like).
The fact that these lil dudes who wont be around in the next 5 years are discussing GOAT status is laughable.
All the boy who was left out can do is talk numbers.
What about legacy, impact, longevity, classics.
You need a lot more than numbers to be in that conversation.
you can’t be the GOAT or considered if you perform your lyrics with the entire song playing and still forget the lyrics.
This generation of clowns are under the impression that numbers are the sole metric that determine greatness. This batch of “rappers” is not even worth checking for. Their music (if you can even call it that and keep a straight face) is insipid and vapid. Nothing of note, value, substance, creativity, originality, etc. and everyone with half a brain already knows that these mental midgets won’t be around in a couple of years anyway. The rap game has turned into a revolving door of complete fucking morons who have no respect for the genre or any knowledge of it whatsoever. It’s insulting that true GOATS (whose music has stood the test of time and are still relevant after being in the game for decades) worked so hard, mastered their craft, repped the art & culture only to have their contributions and legacies questioned by crack babies with record deals. Terms like GOAT have lost their meaning, these days ANYBODY can top the charts, garner awards, billion streams…and I do mean ANYBODY. This clown is in no position to determine who’s worthy of GOAT status if numbers are the sole factor, no one will remember him in month anyway.